The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-01-06

to the president and fellows OF Harvard
College The sum of 10000 is to be set
apart and known as the Abraham Williams
fund, in memory of the testator's father
and grandfather, the latter being member
of the class of 1144
By the annual report of the Boston fire
department, recently issued, it appears that
there are in that city 45, 137 dwelling houses,
81 hotels, $3.50 stores and 5,057 other build
ings, valued for taxable purposes at 1852,
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NEAR Toronto is being constructed the
first steel steamer ever built in Canada.
The engines, however, are being made in
Scotland.
THE will of the late Sidney NJ. Sabin, of
La Porte, Ind, provides that $4,000 shall
be donated to Wabash College, at Craw
fordsville.
PRIVATE advices from London report the
final conversion of the Mexican debt into
new consolidated bonds.
REPORT has reached Nogales, A. T, that
Mexican troops and revolutionists had
terrible fight in Sinaloa, Mexico, and many
were killed on both sides.
HALF the town of Marlboro, Nd, was de
stroyed by fire recently.
THE Nicholasville (Ky) opera house
burned recently. Loss, $4,000.
IT is estimated that 200 persons lost their
lives in Southern Germany during the great
snowstorm that prevailed in Europe the
latter part of December.
A THREE per cent. dividend on the capital
stock of the Canadian Pacific railroad will
be payable in London ON February II, 1887.
THE Railrdg Age says: During the last
year 500 miles of new main line of rail
way track have been built in the United
States. Kansas leads the country with the
surprising amount of 1.520 miles. The
present indications are that the year 1887
will show even greater activity.
FIVE persons were killed and number of
iremen were injured recently at fire
which destroyed large block of buildings
at Lisbon, Portugal.
WHILE Nick Reinmeyer and Henry Eager,
labOrers employed in J. Painter & Sons
West Side iron mill, at Pittsburgh, Pa,
were removing tap from one of the
heating furnaces, it came in contact with
puddle of water. A terrific explosion
followed blowing both men across the
street. Reinmeyer was killed and Eager
fatally burned.
THE dedication of the Michigan Soldiers
Home at Grand Rapids took place on the
3Oth.
THERE was a lively scene in the lower
board of the City Council at Louisville,
KY, the other night. During an animated
discussion Vint Bradas, member from the
First Ward, called DR.. Carey Blackburn,
president of the board, liar. DR.. Black
burn, smacked Bradas, striking him three
or four blows with his fist. DR.. Blackburn
is the son of Ex-Governor Blackburn and
Mr. Bradas a wholesale merchant
THE Highland Town and Point Breeze
street railroad, Baltimore, has been pur-
chased by a syndicate of Philadelphia, in
cluding William Wharton, Jr., William r.
Wister, Edward Samuel and Francis Havel-
hurst.
THE case of the Oregon Transcontinental
Company against Kuhn, Loeb q Co., in
which the former recovered a verdict of
$4,000, was settled in New York recently
by the payment of 100000 by Kuhn, Loeb
& Co.
A LETTER recently received from the wife
CT Justice Woods, of the United States Su-
preme Court, who is spending the winter in
Southern California on account of i'll health,
states the Justice is better and has gained
some flesh.
OWING to the Norfolk & Western Rail
road Company having placed contracts Ior
nearly dll OI InS 1891 output, IL Is COHSlueTeu
doubtful in Philadelphia that pool will
be formed, that company acting very indie
pendently and raising its demand to fifteen
per cent. OF the output.
LIABILITIES of the Iron Bridge (PennSyl-
vania) Hatters' Association, which failed
recently are about $4,000, and assets about
$4,000.
FIRE broke out in the store cabin of the
Inman steamer, City of Chester, at Liver
pool recently. 1t was reported that much
damage was done.
COMMISSIONER FINK has issued the fol-
lowing circular, taking effect on January
10, 1887: East bound rates on dressed hogs
will be on the following basis: Chicago to
New York in common cars, car loads, 60
cents; in refrigerator cars, car loads or
when loaded with dressed beef, 65 cents.
Mrs. EMMONs, the wife of Prof. Emmons,
the geolOgist, who recently returned from
her sensational European trip, put up at
Wormley's Hotel, Washington. Prof. EN-
mons, Dr. Lincoln and Lawyer Garrett en-
deavored to have her placed in an insane
asylum. They sent for Chief of Police
Moore, who, on his arrival at the lady's
rooms found her so self-possessed and
rational that he refused to take her into
cuStOdy